The approach that he has taken is clearly, clearly one of angering the membership, ... But I can tell you one thing: He has definitely solidified the rank-and-file of our union. |
The tentative agreement asks every UAW-GM member, active and retired, to make sacrifices so that everyone can continue to receive excellent health-care coverage today and in the future, |
The tentative agreement asks every UAW-GM member, active and retired, to make sacrifices so that everyone can continue to receive excellent health-care coverage today and in the future. |
The tentative agreement is an essential step toward insuring that General Motors is a competitive and financially sound corporation, |
The tentative agreement on health care matters is the result of an in-depth analysis of G.M.'s financial situation and many weeks of intense discussion between the U.A.W. and G.M.. |
These are lifetime benefits and General Motors cannot unilaterally change them, |
This is a major move on our part, and it's very difficult and very challenging, ... These are the times in which we find ourselves. We're not hiding from our responsibilities. |
This isn't a regional issue because the Big Three employ advertising, design, engineering, manufacturing, sales and service workers all over the country. The failure of any one of these companies would be a disaster. |
Those are the very kind of inflammatory statements that really fire up the work force and make people believe that they're not appreciated, ... That is very offensive to people. |
To try to come up with a time frame on where we're headed would be unfair. We're still waiting on the report back from our financial advisers, |
UAW-GM active workers and retirees have long enjoyed some of the best health-care coverage of any industrial workers in America, |
Unfortunately, this is not the first time that the UAW has had to deal with a court-ordered corporate restructuring, and we will vigorously use our experience, expertise, and resources to represent the interests of UAW workers. |
We asked for that last year. |
We believe the tentative agreement is an essential step toward ensuring that G.M. is a competitive and financially sound corporation that can continue to provide good wages and benefits for decades to come. |
We cannot sugarcoat what we're facing as working people and as a nation. These are very serious times, and it is time for us to take very serious actions. If we don't stand up, who will? |